Shloka 43
Adhyāya 42 — Mahābhūta–Indriya–Adhyātma-Vyavasthā
Brahmā’s Instruction on Elements and Faculties
क्षीणे मनसि सर्वस्मिन् न जन्मसुखमिष्यते । ज्ञानसम्पन्नसत्त्वानां तत् सुखं विदुषां मतम्
kṣīṇe manasi sarvasmin na janma-sukham iṣyate | jñāna-sampanna-sattvānāṃ tat sukhaṃ viduṣāṃ matam ||
বায়ুৱে ক’লে—যেতিয়া মন ক্ষীণ হৈ শমিত হয় আৰু তাৰ সৈতে সকলো লৌকিক আশ্ৰয় ক্ষয়প্ৰাপ্ত যেন দেখা যায়, তেতিয়া জন্ম-সম্পৰ্কীয় সুখৰ আকাঙ্ক্ষা নাথাকে। যিসকলৰ অন্তঃকৰণ জ্ঞানৰে সম্পন্ন, পণ্ডিতসকলৰ মতে সেই জ্ঞানেই তেওঁলোকৰ সুখ।
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Worldly pleasures (janma-sukha) lose their appeal when the mind’s clinging and projections are worn away; for the wise, happiness is grounded in jñāna—clear, liberating understanding—rather than in sensory enjoyment.
Vāyudeva delivers an instruction on inner renunciation: as the mind’s attachments fade and the impermanence of worldly supports is recognized, the seeker turns from birth-bound pleasures toward the joy of knowledge, which the learned regard as the true good.